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New method measures temperature within 3D objects
The method may be useful in applications where traditional temperature probes won’t work, like monitoring semiconductor performance or next-generation nuclear reactors.
New tool for assessing heart muscle cells helps unlock their potential
Researchers have created a way to study how heart cells made from stem cells organize themselves into muscle that could be used to screen drugs or develop therapies for heart disease.
Changing environment at home genetically primes invasive species to take over abroad
New research findings could make future encroachments easier to predict, a huge priority since invasive species cause hundreds of billions of dollars in damage each year.
Critical communications component made on a flexible wooden film
New research by a UW–Madison engineer leverages a surprising and inexpensive substance — wood — to make the flexible microwave circuits that power modern communications.
Federally funded upgrade reenergizes fusion experiment
The goal is to help reduce the cost and complexity of fusion reactors, which could potentially provide an abundant source of clean energy by harnessing the process that powers the sun.
UW journalism student interviews NAACP president on ‘Meet the Press: College Roundtable’
Junior Tamia Fowlkes asked Derrick Johnson about the protests against police brutality playing out around the nation and world.
UW–Madison scientist helps set national earth sciences research priorities for next decade
Andrea Dutton, who studies climate change and sea level rise, talks about her work on the Earth in Time report and the importance of studying earth sciences even in the midst of a global viral pandemic.
Understanding ceramic ‘mortar’ of materials may reveal ways to improve them
Findings in a new study could aid in fine-tuning a new generation of ceramic materials, from silicon solar panels to superconductors and biomedical implants.
South Pole neutrino detector uses computing capabilities to aid COVID-19 research
The Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center is providing some of its available computing resources to help researchers understand how the virus compromises human immune systems and reproduces.
Study confirms cats can become infected with and may transmit COVID-19 to other cats
Researchers advise that people with symptoms avoid contact with cats, and cat owners should keep their pets indoors to limit contact with other people and animals.
Research on viral junk, quicker drug testing could help outflank coronaviruses
Researchers hope to better understand how coronaviruses enter cells, spread, and cause varying immune responses in different individuals.
Researchers create hybrids of six yeast species to combine useful traits
There may be many potential research and industrial uses for such hybrids, including studies in genetics, cancer biology, brewing and bioenergy.
New research helps explain why the solar wind is hotter than expected
When the sun expels plasma, the solar wind, which causes events such as auroras above the earth, cools as it expands through space — but not as much as the laws of physics would predict. UW–Madison physicists now know the reason.
Physicists to improve plasma fusion mirror devices with $5 million grant
It will serve as a prototype for the next generation of fusion reactors. "It’s a new look at an older concept using new technology,” says researcher Cary Forest.
Plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients tested as therapy at UW Health
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health are part of a nationwide effort to study whether the plasma can help shorten the duration or severity of the illness.
Online platform matches health care facilities with face shield manufacturers
The platform created by UW–Madison engineers has made hundreds of connections between suppliers and buyers, based on order quantity and urgency, production capacity and geographic location.
Deleting a gene prevents Type 1 diabetes in mice by disguising insulin-producing cells
The cellular sleight of hand, says biomolecular chemist Feyza Engin, may also suggest ways to prevent other diseases in which the immune system targets the body’s own cells.
Molds damage the lung’s protective barrier to spur future asthma attacks
A UW–Madison study provides a new avenue of research for understanding and potentially preventing the development of asthma, which affects 25 million Americans.
How new data can make ecological forecasts as good as weather forecasts
Just as recurring changes in climate have predictable consequences for humans thanks to decades of weather data, they also have predictable effects on plants and animals.
‘Often our communities feel invisible’: Q&A with leaders of UW’s Indigenous Law Students Association
On March 6-7, the student association will present a conference on federal Indian law, which overlaps with the Law School’s hosting of the “Our Shared Future” heritage marker.